USPTO Patents Application 10551504

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10551504

Filing Date

2005-09-29

First Named Inventor

Tsunoda et al.

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1647

Examiner Name

Shulamith H. Shafer

Attorney Docket Number

14875-0153US1

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First Named Inventor Tsunoda et al.

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Shulamith H. Shafer

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14875-0153US1

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FISH & RICHARDSON P.C., Amendment in Reply to Office Action dated August 13, 2009 in U.S. App. Ser.
No. 10/560,098, filed February 16, 2010, 14 pages

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U.S. EXAMINER PENSEE T. DO, USPTO Non-Final Office Action in U.S. App. Ser. No. 10/582,176, mailed
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FISH & RICHARDSON PC, Amendment in Reply to Office Action dated September 15, 2009 in U.S. App. Ser.
No. 10/582,304, filed January 13, 2010, 13 pages

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U.S. EXAMINER BRADLEY DUFFY, USPTO Final Office Action in U.S. App. Ser. No. 11/547,747, mailed
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European Search Report for App. Ser. No. EP 06 76 6512, dated November 30, 2009, 6 pages

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/Shulamith Shafer/

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Application Number

10551504

Filing Date

2005-09-29

First Named Inventor

Tsunoda et al.

Art Unit

1647

Examiner Name

Shulamith H. Shafer

Attorney Docket Number

14875-0153US1

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